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Article Mike Boyer Streamers Apr 30. 2012 Streamers Growing up on the West Coast, I learned about East Coast fly patterns and tyers mostly from books, and the occasional television show. I remember seeing Lee Wulff and Joe Brooks on the American Sportsman show as a youngster, fishing for Brookies. Click here to read more	Article Carrie Challenge II Nov 14. 2011 Streamers Back in 2002 a bunch of guys on the streamers@ mailing list decided to tie some flies "in the hand" without the benefit of a vise. This year a new crop took up the challenge with a different fly - Carrie's Favorite - and tackled the Look Ma, No Vise challange. Click here to see the results.	Article Favorite Streamer Swap Jan 9. 2010 Patterns: There's nothing like a good fly swap to get the fly tying knuckles cracked, the creative juices flowing again. The reasons for joining a swap are many - but for me it's fun to tie flies for something other than my fly boxes, and I truly enjoy the friendship and comraderie that comes with participating in a swap. It's not about who ties the best flies or who has the best feathers. Click here to see the article
Article New Streamers Apr 22. 2005 Streamers Converting a classic salmon fly to hairwing form has been done for many years among salmon anglers. Recently, the gang on the streamers@ mailing list tried their hand at converting classic salmon patterns to trout flies. Click here to see the results	Article Mike Martineks Rangeley Streamers May 1. 2003 Internationally known streamer tyer Mike Martinek shares some of his flies	Article Ghost Reindeer Shiner Dec 13. 2002 Streamer This article should rightly be subtitled "what to do when you don't have the right material that a pattern calls for?" See more here
Article Big Mike's streamers Oct 18. 2002 Heritage Truly influential fly tyers are rare. Mike Martinek is such a tyer. He has been the initiator and a major contributor to the revival of the American streamers. Read Bob Petti's article about Mike's beautiful, classical streamer patterns.	Article Carrie's Challenge Oct 16. 2002 Streamers I have never used a vise; I have never seen anyone tie a fly and noone has ever seen me tie one. I have never read or had any fly tying instructions. Said by Carrie Stevens in a letter to Jospeh Bates. The words of a trailblazer. How fortunate we are to reap the benefits of a road paved by innovators before us, such as Mrs. Stevens.	Article Jim Warner flies Oct 13. 2002 Classic Guest writers Mike Martinek and Chris DelPlato have teamed up to write, the Jim Warner - A New England Classic which hilights the contribution of this well known New Hampshire angler to streamer anglers.
Article West Carry Dace Aug 11. 2001 Streamer "All dace are not created equal". Although they may look pretty much the same to us, fish much prefer the females with their orange and yellow bellies. I soon noticed that when I sewed on this colorful variation, a strike was not far off. Pattern here	Article Streamers Of Bill Edson Jan 1. 2001 Swap Undoubtedly, most fly fishermen will relate the name Bill Edson with the Dark and Light Edson Tiger streamers that bear his name. They are prominent in streamer lore, fly catalogs, fly wallets, and with just cause - they have been exceptional fish takers from their inception.	Article Preston Jennings' flies Oct 22. 2000 Preston Jennings was one of those rare individuals who saw things differently than most folks. It would certainly be in our best interested to learn more about his work and his thoughts on color separation when we design our own flies. Bob Petti shows you a few patterns in the Streamer Section.